Treehouse of Horror V

P-code: 2F03
Episode Index: 06×06
Writers: Count Greg Danula, Dearly Departed Dan McGrath, David Cohen's Severed Hand, Blob Kushell
Directors: Jaundiced Jim Reardon
Airdate: 30th October, 1994
Guest stars: None

Average Fan Rating: 4.3 (170 ratings, 22 reviews)

Plot Guide

(Full synopsis not yet completed)
The Shinning: No TV and no beer makes Homer go crazy.
Time and Punishment: Homer's toaster transports him to the past, where he inadvertently changes the future.
Nightmare Cafeteria: When detention becomes overcrowded, Principal Skinner and Lunch Lady Doris start cooking kids and serving them in the canteen.

Memorable Quotes

Homer: So what do you think, Marge? All I need is a title. I was thinking along the lines of No TV and No Beer Make Homer...something-something.
Marge: Go Crazy?
Homer: Don't mind if I do!

Did You Spot...

• Wendell is seen in the classroom when Bart is sent to detention for turning his desk around. A few seconds later, he's seen packed in the detention room with the other kids when Bart arrives to it. Yet again, he's seen in detention in the cafeteria a few seconds after that.
• In all three stories Willie gets hit in the back with an axe.

References/Parodies

• The first segment, "The Shinning", parodies the film "The Shining". Here are some references you may have spotted:
  • Obviously, the title.
  • The main plot: A caretaker (Homer/Jack) at an isolated lodge goes insane.
  • Blood pouring out of the elevator.
  • Young child (Bart/Danny) can read people's thoughts, and calls Willy/Halloran when in trouble.
  • Maggie spells "REDRUM" with her blocks, which is "MURDER" backwards. In the film, Danny writes "REDRUM" on the walls.
  • Jack writes "All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy" on his typewriter; Homer types "Feelin' Fine", but has scrawled "No TV And No Beer Make Homer Go Crazy" all over the walls.
  • When Homer/Jack goes crazy, he advances on Marge/Wendy (carrying a baseball bat) up the stairs. (Interesting fact - this scene in the film holds the record for the most number of takes at 127)
  • Homer/Jack talks to the ghost of a bartender (the rooms also look the same)
  • Marge/Wendy leaves Homer/Jack in a walk in fridge; he is released by the bartender.
  • Homer/Jack breaks into rooms with an axe, saying "Heeeeeere's Jonnny!" from the Johnny Carson show; Homer adds new entrances from David Letterman and 60 Minutes.
  • Willy/Halloran rushes to help, but is axed in the back.
  • The family (Danny in the movie) rush out into the snow, with Homer/Jack following with the axe.
  • Simpsons/Jack end up frozen in the snow.
• The plot of "Time and Punishment" is loosely based on the short story "The Sound of Thunder."
• Pinhead, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhees all show up and help a werewolf, Dracula, a mummy and Moe drag Homer out of the pantry in "The Shinning".

Season 6 quick links

1. Bart of Darkness
2. Lisa's Rival
3. Another Simpsons Clip Show
4. Itchy & Scratchy Land
5. Sideshow Bob Roberts
6. Treehouse of Horror V
7. Bart's Girlfriend
8. Lisa on Ice
9. Homer: Bad Man
10. Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
11. Fear of Flying
12. Homer the Great
13. And Maggie Makes Three
14. Bart's Comet
15. Homie the Clown
16. Bart vs. Australia
17. Homer vs. Patty and Selma
18. A Star Is Burns
19. Lisa's Wedding
20. Two Dozen and One Greyhounds
21. The PTA Disbands
22. 'Round Springfield
23. The Springfield Connection
24. Lemon of Troy
25. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)